Chapter 203 Chu Yunfei's Discovery
Chu Yunfei was very unhappy. Jiang Fan, that troublemaker, had actually changed his ways.
This story spread like wildfire at Peking University, with everyone saying that Lu Jingyan possessed extraordinary personal charm and tamed this unruly wild horse in just two classes.
But Chu Yunfei didn't believe it. She didn't believe that Lu Jingyan had the time to meddle in a student's trivial matters, and she didn't believe that someone like Jiang Fan, who was rebellious to the core, would be transformed by a few words of admonition.
There must be something else going on here.
Using her father's connections, she had her secretary investigate Jiang Fan's recent activities. The results came back quickly, and were surprisingly simple.
Aside from attending classes, Jiang Fan spent almost all his time in one place—the Red Star Canned Food Factory, now called "Tangdi Pharmaceutical." Moreover, he was very close to a woman named "Bai Shu."
"White Atractylodes?"
As Chu Yunfei uttered the name, a buzzing sound went through her mind, and a flash of lightning seemed to strike her.
She remembered.
That day in Lu Jingyan's office, she inadvertently glanced at a document on his desk. The cover prominently displayed the words "Haitang Technology," and the name "Bai Shu" was signed in the legal representative section.
One is in the technology field, and the other is in the pharmaceutical industry, yet they are both legally represented by the same person.
Bai Shu and Jiang Fan got entangled together again.
A woman's intuition told her that this was no coincidence.
Chu Yunfei had an even bolder, even somewhat absurd, guess in her mind.
Su Wantang.
The woman whose body was never recovered in the Shanghai bombing. Could... this Bai Shu be her? A persona disguised as someone else?
The moment this idea popped into my head, the possibilities were endless. A deceased military wife had suddenly become the owner of a mysterious technology company...
......
She had no classes the next afternoon, so she waited at the entrance of Peking University.
Sure enough, not long after, Jiang Fan was seen carrying a bag and riding a 28-inch bicycle out of the school gate, heading straight east.
Chu Yunfei followed closely on her bicycle, and soon arrived in the suburbs. She watched as Jiang Fan entered the factory gate with the sign "Tangdi Pharmaceutical" with practiced ease.
She frowned, walked around to the side of the factory, and found that the wall was not high, with a pile of abandoned building materials next to it. After checking that no one was around, she climbed up on all fours and took out a small pair of binoculars that she had prepared beforehand from her bag.
She had expected to witness some shady dealings, but what she saw through the binoculars left her completely stunned.
In the center of the factory area, a group of people stood in front of a newly built two-story building.
The one leading them was a woman named Bai Shu.
She wasn't wearing a dress today, but rather a well-tailored white pantsuit. Her long hair was tied up high, revealing her smooth forehead and delicate jawline. Her face was still Su Wantang's face, but there was none of the gentle and submissive demeanor she had shown at the Lu family mansion. Instead, it possessed a sharpness and decisiveness that made people afraid to look directly at her.
She was surrounded by people who were clearly not to be trifled with. Du Kangnian, the undisputed figure in Shanghai's business world, was currently holding a document and respectfully reporting something to her. Qin Zheng stood behind her like an iron tower, expressionless.
Several other up-and-coming business elites from Beijing whom Chu Yunfei had seen in some financial newspapers were also gathered around, their expressions focused, like elementary school students listening to a teacher's lecture.
Jiang Fan walked over, his arrogant attitude from school gone. He handed over a model and began to explain.
Bai Shu leaned slightly forward to listen, nodding occasionally, then extended her slender finger and tapped on a huge engineering drawing.
"no."
Her voice wasn't loud, but it reached her ears clearly.
"The layout of this production line wastes at least 15 percent of the space. Also, the material handling channels here are too far from the finished product outlet, which will increase labor costs by three times."
She turned to Du Kangnian: "Old Du, the equipment transferred from Shanghai must be fully installed and debugged within three days. If you don't have enough funds, just say so; if you don't have enough manpower, just add more. I don't care what method you use, but I want to see the first batch of finished products off the production line in three days."
"Yes, Miss." Du Kangnian replied without even stumbling.
She then looked at another middle-aged man: "Engineer Liu, the patent application needs to be expedited. At the same time, have the legal department prepare all the necessary legal documents. Once our ointment hits the market, imitators and troublemakers will pounce like sharks smelling blood. I need you to prepare all their fangs in advance."
"Understood, Mr. Bai."
She issued clear instructions, involving the transfer of tens of millions of yuan, the scheduling of hundreds of workers, complex technical coordination, and long-term legal arrangements... but in her words, it was as simple as one plus one equals two.
She stood there, the absolute center.
A single glance or a single word can determine the direction of this rapidly rising business empire.
That commanding, strategic aura was something Chu Yunfei had never seen in any of her peers. No, not even her father, when he held meetings in the military region, possessed such decisive and ruthless power.
Chu Yunfei's hand, which was holding the binoculars, was trembling slightly.
She was completely stunned.
She had always thought of Su Wantang as something like a parasitic vine clinging to Lu Jingyan, relying on her family background and beauty. Everything she possessed was given to her by a man.
But who is this "Bai Shu" in front of us?
She is clearly a queen who holds power and controls the world!
Chu Yunfei's proud family background, her hard-earned military rank, and her self-proclaimed exceptional abilities... all seemed so laughable and naive in the face of that woman's powerful aura at this moment.
She even felt waves of shame.
While he was still trying to outsmart Lu Jingyan to get his attention, and still brooding over a student's attitude, what about Lu Jingyan? He was already building his own vast empire.
For the first time, she began to doubt herself.
Does she really need to "compete" with the woman she considers a rival in love?
Perhaps, in the other party's eyes, I have never been... a match of equal strength.
The moment this thought crossed her mind, it shattered all her pride and confidence.
She put down her binoculars, looking utterly dejected, and scrambled down the wall in a disheveled state, wanting nothing more than to leave this place that made her feel so ashamed.
But as soon as she turned around, someone gently patted her shoulder.
"!"
Chu Yunfei was so frightened that her soul almost flew out of her body. She turned around abruptly and met a face that was completely expressionless.
It was that man named Qin Zheng who appeared behind her like a ghost at some point.
His eyes were cold, as if he were looking at a dead object.
“Our boss,” Qin Zheng said slowly, his voice devoid of any emotion, “would like to invite you in for a cup of tea.”
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